CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY
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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY SEASON 2015-16 Principal Sponsor WELCOME At the heart of University music-making, CUMS exists to enhance the excellence of music performance at Cambridge. Our ensembles bring bold programmes to the platform and the 2015-2016 Season promises to be our most exciting yet. This Autumn boasts a terrific wealth of opportunities for our musicians, including CUCO performing at London’s Kings Place and John Wilson conducting Rachmaninov’s Symphony No.2 with CUMS Symphony Orchestra. In October, selected instrumentalists perform in a programme of contemporary music alongside members of the Philharmonia Orchestra. For our most ambitious event of the season, we are thrilled to welcome Richard Farnes, Music Director of Opera North, to conduct Act I of Verdi’s Otello, in King’s College Chapel. In the final term, I am particularly looking forward to welcoming Paul Daniel who will conduct CUCO in a performance of Brahms’ impassioned 3rd Symphony. Our Lunchtime Concert Series continues its varied offering through the year, which includes the Cambridge University Chamber Choir, New Music Ensemble, the Gesualdo Six and the Cambridge University Percussion Ensemble – all free to attend! Our Competitions augment the exceptional opportunities for the University’s most talented musicians. The 2015 Concerto Competition winner, Julia Hwang, will perform with returning conductor Carlos Izcaray. Joel Sandelson, our Conducting Scholar, tackles Mahler’s monumental 5th Symphony in October; and the première of a new work by our Composerin-Residence, Chris Mortlock, promises to be an unmissable addition to the diary. We say farewell to Stephen Cleobury after a distinguished association with CUMS for over 30 years. For his final concert in June, Stephen has chosen Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius and is joined by three outstanding soloists who all started their musical careers in Cambridge. Special thanks go to our volunteers, supporters and our new Principal Sponsor, TTP Group, without whose generosity the work of CUMS would not be possible. I look forward to the season ahead and hope you enjoy the wonderful music on offer. Rees Webster, CUMS Student President 2 SEASON 2015-16 | www.cums.org.uk Season Highlights 4 To find out more about supporting CUMS please contact Sophie Nairac, CUMS Fundraising Coordinator, at [email protected]. Michaelmas Term Concerts 6 Lent Term Concerts 12 TTP Group – Principal Sponsor Easter Term Concerts 17 Bloom Design Christ’s College The Lunchtime Concert Series 20 Churchill College Music on Tour: Beyond Cambridge 22 Our History 23 Join the Supporters’ Circle 24 Booking Information 25 Concert Index 26 CUMS Fund CUMS Supporters' Circle Darwin College Emmanuel College Girton College Homerton College CONTENTS Thank you to our Supporters and Funders, without whose support this season would not be possible. Jesus College King's College Newnham College Orpheus & Bacchus Festival Queens’ College St John’s College University of Cambridge Faculty of Music University of Cambridge Societies Syndicate West Road Concert Hall Wolfson College www.cums.org.uk | SEASON 2015-16 3 Alto, CUMS Chorus Singing in the Chorus has provided some glorious musical experiences, and this year is no exception as our season includes well-loved choral works and the opportunity to explore a rare oratorio by Louis Spohr. Rachmaninov described his choral masterpiece The Bells as ‘of all my works the one I love most’ and I am particularly excited to perform it in all its glory in Russian. Ending the year with The Dream of Gerontius will be a moving moment for the Chorus as, with three outstanding Cambridge alumni as soloists, we mark Stephen Cleobury’s final concert as Principal Conductor. Natalie Rickard Violinist, Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra I have played in the Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra for the past year, and have hugely enjoyed being part of such a dynamic ensemble, playing a range of repertoire from Mozart's Piano Concerto No.4 with Stephen Kovacevich to Britten's War Requiem with the Britten Sinfonia. This season, I’m particularly looking forward to Paul Daniel joining us for Stravinsky, and it is a real treat that Jack Liebeck has found time in his busy schedule to come to perform the sensational Lindberg Violin Concerto. SEASON 2015-16 | www.cums.org.uk Photos © Tom Porteous SEASON HIGHLIGHTS 4 Charlotte Sutherell Conductor, Cambridge University Wind Orchestra This is shaping up to be a hugely enjoyable musical season for members of the Cambridge University Wind Orchestra and I am delighted to be conducting all of their concerts this year. Highlights include the annual Varsity concert (in which we share the stage with the wind orchestra from the University of Oxford), the ever-popular schools concert (which will include some choreographically striking moments in our performance of Eric Whitacre’s Godzilla Eats Las Vegas) and our joint concert with the CUMS Concert Orchestra. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Adam Hickox Jonathan Morell Percussionist, CUMS Symphony Orchestra This coming year is going to be very exciting as a percussionist in CUMS SO. I am very much looking forward to being able to perform one of my favourite works, Mahler's Fifth Symphony, in Michaelmas term. In addition, the Cambridge University Percussion Ensemble (comprising percussionists primarily from CUMS SO) will perform in the Lunchtime series, affording players the opportunity to experience not only standard ensemble repertoire, but also newly-composed works. This year promises to be a lot of fun. www.cums.org.uk | SEASON 2015-16 5 MICHAELMAS TERM 2015 Alumni Festival: Come & Sing 6 SEASON 2015-16 | www.cums.org.uk FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2015, 9.30PM Rehearsals 4.30pm - 6.00pm & 7.45pm - 9.15pm KING’S COLLEGE CHAPEL Parry I was Glad Rutter Gloria Marshall Psalm 150 Widor arr. Willcocks Sing! Cambridge University Alumni Chorus Prime Brass Stephen Cleobury conductor Tom Etheridge organ Tickets: £10 Participant Tickets: £15 plus £4 score hire SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER 2015, 2.00PM KING’S COLLEGE CHAPEL A jubilant concert of contemporary music for choirs and brass featuring the Cambridge University Trumpet Ensemble and the New Wallace Collection, directed by John Wallace, alongside a wealth of fine choirs from King’s and its environs. The King’s Men – Patrick Dunachie director King’s Voices – Ben Parry director King’s Junior Voices – Lynette Alcántara director Cambridge University Chamber Choir – Mark Gotham director Concanenda – Alexandra Schwinn director Tickets: £10 | Students: admission free For full programme details visit www.kings.cam.ac.uk/events/contemporary-music © Gabriella Morris Contact Maggie Heywood for details and tickets: [email protected] | 01223 365110 Massed Choirs Matinee CUCO Performs Mozart Sinfonia Concertante SUNDAY 11 OCTOBER 2015, 8.00PM KING’S COLLEGE CHAPEL Wagner Siegfried Idyll Mozart Sinfonia Concertante K.364 Schubert Symphony No.9 George Benjamin At First Light Thomas Adès Chamber Symphony Judith Weir Heroic Strokes of the Bow Philharmonia Orchestra Members of CUMS MICHAELMAS TERM 2015 Philharmonia Orchestra and members of CUMS SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER 2015, 8.00PM WEST ROAD CONCERT HALL Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra Natalia Luis-Bassa conductor Charles Mutter violin Alistair Scahill viola Tickets: £20, £14, £10 Concessions: £18, £12, £8 Students: £5 CHARLES MUTTER NATALIA LUIS-BASSA ALISTAIR SCAHILL George Benjamin Stephen Cleobury Mark Gotham conductors © Sim Canetty-Clarke © Betty Zapata © Sim Canetty-Clarke Tickets: £15 Students: admission free www.cums.org.uk | SEASON 2015-16 7 SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER 2015, 8.00PM WEST ROAD CONCERT HALL CUMS Symphony Orchestra Joel Sandelson conductor (CUMS Conducting Scholar 2015-2016) Tickets: £20, £14, £10 Concessions: £18, £12, £8 Students: £5 CUMS Chorus Performs Berlioz WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2015, 7.30PM KING’S COLLEGE CHAPEL Widor arr. Willcocks Sing! Berlioz Te Deum Saint-Saëns Symphony No.3 ‘Organ’ BBC Concert Orchestra King’s College Choir CUMS Chorus Stephen Cleobury conductor Thomas Trotter organ John Daszak tenor Tickets: £60, £40, £30, £22, £15 Students: £5 on the door, subject to availability Please note: this concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. KING’S COLLEGE CHOIR JOEL SANDELSON 8 SEASON 2015-16 | www.cums.org.uk In partnership with © Paul Grover / King's College Cambridge By kind permission of the Provost and Scholars of King's College, Cambridge MICHAELMAS TERM 2015 Mahler Symphony No.5 Celebrating Rachmaninov Cambridge University Musical Society’s second symphony orchestra SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2015, 8.00PM KING’S COLLEGE CHAPEL THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2015, 8.00PM WEST ROAD CONCERT HALL Rachmaninov All-Night Vigil ‘Vespers’ (excerpts) Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Rachmaninov The Bells Brahms Academic Festival Overture Tchaikovsky Marche Slave Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No.1 Sibelius Finlandia East Anglia Chamber Orchestra CUMS Chorus Stephen Cleobury conductor Edward Reeve piano CUMS Concert Orchestra Rees Webster conductor (CUMS Concerto Competition 2015 prize-winner) Evelina Dobračeva soprano Joshua Ellicott tenor Mark Stone bass Tickets: £10 Concessions: £8 Students: £3 MICHAELMAS TERM 2015 CUMS Concert Orchestra Tickets: £30, £20, £15 Students: £26, £16, £11 or £5 on the door, subject to availability STEPHEN CLEOBURY © Tom Porteous © Tom Porteous EDWARD REEVE © King’s College/ D Scanlan REES WEBSTER www.cums.org.uk | SEASON 2015-16 9 MICHAELMAS TERM 2015 Howard Shelley Performs Beethoven SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2015, 8.00PM WEST ROAD CONCERT HALL SUNDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2015, 6.30PM KINGS PLACE, LONDON Mozart Symphony No.35, K.385 ‘Haffner’ Beethoven Piano Concerto No.2 Mendelssohn Symphony No.4 ‘Italian’ Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra Howard Shelley piano, conductor West Road Tickets: £20, £14, £10 Concessions: £18, £12, £8 Students: £5 HOWARD SHELLEY 10 SEASON 2015-16 | www.cums.org.uk © Eric Richmond Kings Place Tickets: £14.50 - £29.50 Post-Concert Drinks: see page 22 for details MICHAELMAS TERM 2015 Arutiunian Trumpet Concerto A Russian Evening with John Wilson WEDNESDAY 2 DECEMBER 2015, 8.00PM WEST ROAD CONCERT HALL SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER 2015, 8.00PM WEST ROAD CONCERT HALL John Williams arr. Fienga Star Wars Arutiunian Trumpet Concerto Shostakovich Jazz Suite No.2 Holst Suite No.2 in F major Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 Rachmaninov Symphony No.2 Cambridge University Wind Orchestra Adam Hickox conductor Matilda Lloyd trumpet CUMS Symphony Orchestra Fiachra Garvey piano John Wilson conductor (CUMS Concerto Competition 2015 prize-winner) Tickets: £20, £14, £10 Concessions: £18, £12, £8 Students: £5 FIACHRA GARVEY © Tom Porteous MATILDA LLOYD JOHN WILSON © Sim Canetty-Clarke Tickets: £10 Concessions: £8 Students: £3 www.cums.org.uk | SEASON 2015-16 11 © Cliver Barda SATURDAY 16 JANUARY 2016, 8.00PM KING’S COLLEGE CHAPEL Rachmaninov Die Toteninsel (Isle of the Dead) Debussy La Mer Verdi Otello Act I Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra FRIDAY 29 JANUARY 2016, 7.30PM WEST ROAD CONCERT HALL Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra Members of CUMS Symphony Orchestra Choirs of Jesus, Selwyn and Trinity Colleges Members of CUMS Chorus and Cambridge University Chamber Choir The highlight of the CUJO year with special guest For full programme details visit www.cujo.org.uk closer to the time. To find out about CUJO gigs throughout the year sign up to our monthly newsletters at www.cums.org.uk Richard Farnes conductor Soloists include Ronald Samm tenor Tickets: £35, £30, £20 Students: £31, £26, £16 or £5 on the door, subject to availability RONALD SAMM IN VERDI’S OTELLO, OPERA NORTH CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY JAZZ ORCHESTRA RICHARD FARNES 12 SEASON 2015-16 | www.cums.org.uk © Cliver Barda © Johannes Hjorth LENT TERM 2016 Verdi Otello in King’s Beethoven Symphony No.4 SATURDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2016, 8.00PM WEST ROAD CONCERT HALL TUESDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2016, 8.00PM WEST ROAD CONCERT HALL R Strauss Overture and Dance scene from ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’ Chris Mortlock (CUMS Composer in Residence 2015-2016) New Work Ibert Flute Concerto Beethoven Symphony No.4 The finest chamber musicians in the University present a varied programme of chamber works. Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra Gerry Cornelius conductor Rosalind Ridout flute (CUMS Concerto Competition 2015 prize-winner) For full programme details visit www.westroad.org closer to the time. Tickets: £20, £14, £10 Concessions: £18, £12, £8 Students: £5 Tickets: £10 Concessions: £8 Students: £3 ROSALIND RIDOUT LENT TERM 2016 Instrumental Awards Scheme Showcase © Johannes Hjorth GERRY CORNELIUS www.cums.org.uk | SEASON 2015-16 13 LENT TERM 2016 Cambridge University Wind Orchestra Schools Concert Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1 WEDNESDAY 2 MARCH 2016, 1.00PM WEST ROAD CONCERT HALL THURSDAY 3 MARCH 2016, 8.00PM WEST ROAD CONCERT HALL Bernstein Candide Overture Dukas arr. Winterbottom Sorcerer's Apprentice Hesketh Danceries Set 1 Giancchino arr. Bocook Music from ‘The Incredibles’ Beethoven Egmont Overture Vaughan Williams English Folk Song Suite Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1 Cambridge University Wind Orchestra Adam Hickox conductor CUMS Concert Orchestra Rees Webster conductor Nina del Ser piano A varied and playful programme aimed at sparking the imagination of children whilst teaching them about music. Pieces will be displayed with a colourful projected presentation. Open to schools by invitation – if your school would like to attend please contact Matthew Kemp at [email protected]. The concert welcomes home-schooled children. (CUMS Concerto Competition 2015 prize-winner) Tickets: £10 Concessions: £8 Students: £3 ADAM HICKOX 14 SEASON 2015-16 | www.cums.org.uk © Tom Porteous © Tom Porteous NINA DEL SER FRIDAY 4 MARCH 2016, 7.30PM LSO ST LUKE’S, LONDON SUNDAY 6 MARCH 2016, 8.00PM WEST ROAD CONCERT HALL CUMS Chorus Faust Chamber Orchestra Mark Austin conductor A rare performance of Spohr's oratorio, hugely popular with audiences in the 19th century until the First World War. Spohr was a leading musician of his age virtuoso violinist, a friend of Beethoven, the first conductor to use a baton, and the inventor of rehearsal letters. His unique blend of Romanticism and Handel-like choral writing is now being rediscovered by performers and audiences alike. Shakespeare 400 SATURDAY 5 MARCH 2016, 7.30PM ROBINSON COLLEGE CHAPEL Shakespeare in music - a programme of solo songs and part songs, to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare and the 70th birthday of Giles Swayne. Solo songs from Purcell to Dankworth, and choral music by Vaughan Williams, George Shearing and a new work by CUMS Composer in Residence, Chris Mortlock. Cambridge University Chamber Choir Tim Brown conductor Stephen Varcoe baritone Daniel Pailthorpe flute LENT TERM 2016 Spohr The Last Judgement King’s Foundation Concert SATURDAY 12 MARCH 2016, 5.30PM KING’S COLLEGE CHAPEL Beethoven Violin Concerto Beethoven Mass in C King's Choral Scholars, past and present Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra Stephen Cleobury conductor Krysia Osostowicz violin Tickets: £40, £30, £22, £15 Students: £5 KRYSIA OSOSTOWICZ Tickets: £12 Students: £5 West Road Tickets: £20, £14, £10 Concessions: £18, £12, £8 Students: £5 © Giorgia Bertazzi LSO St Luke’s Tickets: £25, £21, £18 Students: £10 www.cums.org.uk | SEASON 2015-16 15 LENT TERM 2016 Brahms Violin Concerto SATURDAY 12 MARCH 2016, 8.00PM WEST ROAD CONCERT HALL Brahms Violin Concerto Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade CUMS Symphony Orchestra Carlos Izcaray conductor Julia Hwang violin (CUMS Concerto Competition Winner) Tickets: £20, £14, £10 Concessions: £18, £12, £8 Students: £5 CARLOS IZCARAY JULIA HWANG 16 SEASON 2015-16 | www.cums.org.uk Godzilla Eats Las Vegas SATURDAY 7 MAY 2016, 8.00PM WEST ROAD CONCERT HALL THURSDAY 12 MAY 2016, 8.00PM WEST ROAD CONCERT HALL Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite Lindberg Violin Concerto Brahms Symphony No.3 Ticheli Vesuvius Whitacre Godzilla Eats Las Vegas Hess East Coast Pictures Verdi La Traviata Overture Dvořák Czech Suite Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra Paul Daniel conductor Jack Liebeck violin Tickets: £20, £14, £10 Concessions: £18, £12, £8 Students: £5 PAUL DANIEL Cambridge University Wind Orchestra CUMS Concert Orchestra Adam Hickox, Rees Webster conductors JACK LIEBECK © Chris Dunlop © Frances Andrijich Tickets: £10 Concessions: £8 Students: £3 EASTER TERM 2016 Paul Daniel conducts Brahms www.cums.org.uk | SEASON 2015-16 17 EASTER TERM 2016 CUMS May Week Concert: The Dream of Gerontius SATURDAY 11 JUNE 2016, 7.30PM SAFFRON HALL, SAFFRON WALDEN Elgar's monumental and moving oratorio The Dream of Gerontius has been chosen by Stephen Cleobury for his last concert as CUMS Chorus Principal conductor, celebrating 30 outstanding years of music-making. CUMS Chorus CUMS Symphony Orchestra Stephen Cleobury conductor Jennifer Johnston mezzo-soprano Andrew Kennedy tenor Ashley Riches bass Tickets: £28, £22, £15, £10 Students: £24, £18, £11, £6 or £5 on the door, subject to availability ANDREW KENNEDY ASHLEY RICHES © Benjamin Ealovega JENNIFER JOHNSTON 18 SEASON 2015-16 | www.cums.org.uk www.cums.org.uk | SEASON 2015-16 EASTER TERM 2016 © Paul Grover / King's College Cambridge By kind permission of the Provost and Scholars of King's College, Cambridge STEPHEN CLEOBURY 19 LUNCHTIME CONCERTS Cambridge University Lunchtime Concert Series 20 SEASON 2015-16 | www.cums.org.uk Michaelmas Term 2015 13 October THE AULA ENSEMBLE Bliss Conversations Alex Woolf Stormchaser (New work) Martinů Nonet ADMISSION FREE 1.10pm – 1.55pm West Road Concert Hall unless otherwise stated Helen McKeown President, CULC The Lunchtime Concert series showcases the University’s finest musical talent, offering the perfect break from your hectic daily routine. Taking place every Tuesday at 1.10pm, these concerts explore an impressive range of music from Byrd, Beethoven and Brahms to Debussy, Hovhaness and Thelonious Monk. This year’s programme is looking particularly diverse, featuring a jazz concert, a Mozart opera in concert performance, and a greater exploration of new music - all alongside the return of established CULC favourites such as the Cambridge University Collegium Musicum in Lent term. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to hear fantastic repertoire from top musicians, all admission free! 20 October ALEX RODZIANKO, piano Rachmaninov Morceaux de fantaisie, Op.3 Beethoven Piano Sonata, Op.81a ‘Les Adieux’ 27 October THE GESUALDO SIX directed by Owain Park Sacred Flemish Renaissance Polyphony 1400-1600, including works by Ockeghem and Josquin des Prez Schütz Italian Madrigals 3 November JAZZ ENSEMBLE directed by Ben Jones Music by Joe Henderson, Jasper Høiby, Chris Potter and Thelonious Monk © Tom Porteous 10 November JOEL SANDELSON, cello (CUMS Concerto Competition prize-winner) & NAOMI WOO, piano Brahms Sonata No.1 for Piano and Cello in E minor, Op.38 Sonata No.2 for Piano and Cello in F major, Op.99 24 November CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY TRUMPET ENSEMBLE & EDWARD REEVE, piano Alan Hovhaness Khaldis (Concerto for Piano, Four Trumpets and Percussion) GRANTA WIND QUINTET Mozart Movements from Serenade No.10 in B flat major, K.361 ‘Gran Partita’, arr. John Whitfield Lent Term 2016 26 January JACK MAINWARING, flute (CUMS Concerto Competition prize-winner) 16 February (St John’s College Divinity School) CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLEGIUM MUSICUM, directed by Margaret Faultless, Director of Performance Studies and co-leader of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment A Grand Tour: Suites and Sonatas from across Europe performed on period instruments 1 March INSTRUMENTAL AWARDS SCHEME CONCERT Performances by musicians from the Cambridge University Instrumental Award Scheme to celebrate the music of Sir William Sterndale Bennett 8 March ENSEMBLE PRO-VICTORIA co-directed by Toby Ward and Humphrey Thompson Music for Passiontide: Eight-piece vocal ensemble, performing works by Taverner, Byrd, Tallis & Parsons Flute recital including Debussy Syrinx Fauré Fantaisie, Op.79 Ian Clarke Hypnosis Easter Term 2016 HUEY LAI, violin, AIDAN HASLAM, cello & KATIE WONG, piano Beethoven Piano Trio in C minor, Op.1, No.3 19 April NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE CONCERT A programme of contemporary music 2 February (St John’s College Divinity School) CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY CHAMBER CHOIR directed by Nicholas Mulroy Love’s Fire; Love’s Ashes - The Art of Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals from books 4, 5 and 6 26 April JAMS COLEMAN, piano Chopin Preludes, Op.28 9 February 1.10 - 2.15pm CUMS CONCERTO COMPETITION FINAL Performances by the CUMS Concerto Competition Finalists LUNCHTIME CONCERTS 17 November THE PERCIVAL ENSEMBLE directed by Bertie Baigent Mozart Bastien und Bastienne, K.50 (Concert Performance) 3 May CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE An exciting and inventive programme which will include Enrico Nicola Cascavilla's music from the silent movie, Haunted House www.cums.org.uk | SEASON 2015-16 21 MUSIC ON TOUR Music On Tour: Beyond Cambridge 22 SEASON 2015-16 | www.cums.org.uk POST-CONCERT DRINKS AT KINGS PLACE, LONDON Sunday 29 November Join Howard Shelley and members of the Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra for post-concert drinks in the stunning surroundings of Kings Place. For further details please contact Sophie Nairac, CUMS Fundraising Coordinator, at [email protected] CUMS ON TOUR In 2016 In July 2015 CUMS Symphony Orchestra toured the Netherlands receiving standing ovations and were thrilled to have one of their concerts broadcast live on local television. This season CUMS Chorus travel to Rome from 1 - 4 April 2016 and will be performing in two of the city's beautiful churches with conductor Mark Austin. CUWO are delighted to be performing closer to home: in Oxford for their annual Wind Orchestras’ Varsity concert and, for the first time, they will be visiting Bristol University to perform with the University’s Wind Orchestra. Come and enjoy our London Chamber Music recitals where the University’s finest musicians perform in intimate and exclusive venues. These vibrant social events mix music, wine and conversation with the musicians. To be the first to find out about the next concert, sign up to our London mailing list at www.cums.org.uk/alumni CUMS Symphony Orchestra in the Oude Kerk in Delft, July 2015 © Andy Campbell Smith For full details visit our website www.cums.org.uk LONDON CHAMBER MUSIC RECITALS OUR HISTORY CUMS is one of the oldest and most distinguished university music societies in the world. It offers a worldclass musical education for members of the University and local residents, nurturing the great musicians of the future and providing performing opportunities for over 500 Cambridge musicians every year. The society has played a pivotal role in British musical life for over 170 years. It has educated Sir Andrew Davis, Sir Mark Elder, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Edward Gardner, Christopher Hogwood and Robin Ticciati, has premièred works by Brahms, Holloway, Lutoslawski, Rutter, Saxton and Vaughan Williams, and has given generations of Cambridge musicians the experience of performing alongside visiting conductors and soloists including Britten, Dvořák, Kodaly, Menuhin and Tchaikovsky. Since the 1870s, CUMS has enjoyed the leadership of several of Britain’s finest musicians, including Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, Sir David Willcocks, Sir Philip Ledger, and, from 1983 to 2009, Stephen Cleobury. In 2009, Stephen Cleobury assumed a new role as Principal Conductor of the CUMS Chorus, Sir Roger Norrington was appointed as Principal Guest Conductor and a series was launched to expose CUMS members to a succession of world-class visiting conductors. In 2010, CUMS entered another new phase when it merged with the Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra and Cambridge University Music Club. In October 2010, the Society launched the Cambridge University Lunchtime Concerts – a new series of weekly chamber recitals at West Road Concert Hall showcasing our finest musical talent. In 2011 it welcomed the Cambridge University Chamber Choir, which is directed by Martin Ennis and David Lowe. Most recently, © Tom Porteous Our History David Hill conducting Verdi Requiem in King’s College Chapel, June 2015 in 2014, the Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra and the Cambridge University New Music Ensemble joined CUMS as associate ensembles. CUMS continues to provide opportunities for our finest student soloists and conductors by awarding conducting scholarships and concerto prizes, and it encourages new music by running a Composition Competition and premièring at least one new work each year. Recent highlights have included Wagner’s Parsifal (Act III) conducted by Sir Mark Elder, a recording of Haydn and Mozart symphonies with Sir Roger Norrington, a recording of The Epic of Everest’s original score for the British Film Institute and Britten’s War Requiem conducted by Stephen Cleobury in Ely Cathedral. www.cums.org.uk | SEASON 2015-16 23 THE SUPPORTERS’ CIRCLE The Supporters’ Circle 24 SEASON 2015-16 | www.cums.org.uk Since it was founded in 1843, CUMS has provided unique opportunities for successive generations of Cambridge musicians. It has immeasurably enriched the cultural life of the University and City, and, having launched many of the biggest careers in classical music, it has played a pivotal role in the musical world beyond. CUMS receives no core funding from the University, and income from ticket sales does not meet the full cost of delivering a worldclass musical education. The CUMS Supporters’ Circle has been established to address this pressing financial need. All those who value Cambridge’s vibrant musical heritage, and want to maintain it for the 21st century, are invited to join the Circle. Benefactor: £250 – £499 per annum Principal Benefactor: £500 – £999 per annum • All of the above, plus opportunities to sit in on selected rehearsals. The Stanford Circle: £1,000 – £2,499 per annum The Vaughan Williams Circle: £2,500+ per annum The Britten Circle: £10,000+ per annum • All of the above, plus the opportunity to be recognised as the supporter of a specific activity each season. © Tom Porteous JOIN THE SUPPORTERS’ CIRCLE To become a member of the Supporters’ Circle, contact our Secretary, Christine Skeen: CUMS Supporters’ Circle Cambridge University, 11 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DP Donor: £100 – £249 per annum • Contributing membership of the Society. • Entitlement to priority booking for tickets. • The opportunity to buy a full season ticket. • Acknowledgement in programmes and website. • Invitation to drinks reception each term at West Road. • Regular updates on key projects and events. For concerts in King’s College Chapel on 10 & 11 October 2015, 11 November 2015, 12 March 2016 The Shop at King's Box Office 13 King’s Parade, Cambridge CB2 1SP Monday - Saturday 9.30am - 5.00pm, & Sunday 10.00am - 4.30pm shop.kings.cam.ac.uk Tel: 01223 769340 For Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra Concert on 29 November 2015 Kings Place Box Office 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG www.kingsplace.co.uk Tel: 020 7520 1490 Monday - Friday 10.00am - 5.00pm, Saturday 9.00am - 12.00pm & Sunday 12.00pm - 6.00pm For CUMS Chorus Concert on 4 March 2016 LSO St Luke’s Box Office www.barbican.org.uk or lso.co.uk/whats-on Tel: 020 7638 8891 Please visit the Barbican website for full box office details For CUMS May Week Concert on 11 June 2016 Saffron Hall Box Office www.saffronhall.com Tel: 0845 548 7650 Please visit the Saffron Hall website for full box office details For all other concerts: ADC Box Office adcticketing.com Tel: 01223 300085 ADC Theatre, Park Street, Cambridge CB5 8AS Monday - Saturday 1.00pm – 7.00pm CUCO Season Ticket Save 20% by booking for all 4 CUCO Concerts at West Road Concert Hall. Applications close 23 October 2015 at 5.00pm BOOKING INFORMATION Booking Information Please book your season ticket through the ADC Box Office. www.cums.org.uk | SEASON 2015-16 25 INDEX OF CONCERTS MICHAELMAS TERM 2015 Fri 25 Sep Come and Sing CU Alumni Chorus 9.30pm p.6 Sat 10 Oct Massed Choirs Matinee CU Chamber Choir 2.00pm p.6 Sun 11 Oct New Music at King’s Philharmonia Orchestra and members of CUMS 8.00pm p.7 Tue 13 Oct Lunchtime Concert The Aula Esemble 1.10pm p.20 Tue 20 Oct Lunchtime Concert Alex Rodzianko, piano 1.10pm p.20 Sat 24 Oct Mozart and Schubert CU Chamber Orchestra 8.00pm p.7 Tue 27 Oct Lunchtime Concert The Gesualdo Six 1.10pm p.20 Sat 31 Oct Mahler Symphony No.5 CUMS Symphony Orchestra 8.00pm p.8 Tue 3 Nov Lunchtime Concert Jazz Ensemble 1.10pm p.20 Tue 10 Nov Lunchtime Concert Joel Sandelson, cello and Naomi Woo, piano 1.10pm p.20 Wed 11 Nov Berlioz Te Deum CUMS Chorus 8.00pm p.8 Tue 17 Nov Lunchtime Concert The Percival Ensemble 1.10pm p.20 Thu 19 Nov Tchaikovsky & Brahms CUMS Concert Orchestra 8.00pm p.9 Sat 21 Nov Celebrating Rachmaninov CUMS Chorus 8.00pm p.9 Tue 24 Nov Lunchtime Concert CU Trumpet Ensemble and Granta Wind Quantet 1.10pm p.21 Sat 28 Nov CU Chamber Orchestra 8.00pm p.10 Sun 29 Nov Howard Shelley in London Howard Shelley in Cambridge CU Chamber Orchestra 6.30pm p.10 Wed 2 Dec Arutiunian Trumpet Concerto CU Wind Orchestra 8.00pm p.11 Sat 5 Dec John Wilson conducts CUMS Symphony Orchestra 8.00pm p.11 8.00pm p.12 LENT TERM 2016 26 Sat 16 Jan Verdi Otello Act I CU Chamber Orchestra and College Choirs Tue 26 Jan Lunchtime Concert Jack Mainwaring, Huey Lai, Aidan Haslam, Katie Wong 1.10pm p.21 Fri 29 Jan CUJO and Special Guest CU Jazz Orchestra 7.30pm p.12 Tue 2 Feb Lunchtime Concert Cambridge University Chamber Choir 1.10pm p.21 SEASON 2015-16 | www.cums.org.uk Lunchtime Concert CUMS Concerto Competition Final 1.10pm p.21 Tue 9 Feb IAS Showcase Concert Instrumental Awards Scheme 8.00pm p.13 Tue 16 Feb Lunchtime Concert Cambridge University Collegium Musicum 1.10pm p.21 Sat 27 Feb Gerry Cornelius conducts CU Chamber Orchestra 8.00pm p.13 Tue 1 Mar Lunchtime Concert Instrumental Awards Scheme Concert 1.10pm p.21 Wed 2 Mar Schools Concert CU Wind Orchestra 1.00pm p.14 Thu 3 Mar Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1 CUMS Concert Orchestra 8.00pm p.14 Fri 4 Mar The Last Judgement, London CUMS Chorus 7.30pm p.15 Sat 5 Mar Shakespeare 400 Cambridge University Chamber Choir 7.30pm p.15 Sun 6 Mar The Last Judgement, Cambridge CUMS Chorus 8.00pm p.15 Tue 8 Mar Lunchtime Concert Ensemble Pro-Victoria 1.10pm p.21 Sat 12 Mar King’s Foundation Concert CU Chamber Orchestra 5.30pm p.15 Sat 12 Mar Brahms Violin Concerto CUMS Symphony Orchestra 8.00pm p.16 INDEX OF CONCERTS Tue 9 Feb EASTER TERM 2016 Tue 19 Apr Lunchtime Concert New Music Ensemble Concert 1.10pm p.21 Tue 26 Apr Lunchtime Concert Jams Coleman, piano 1.10pm p.21 Tue 3 May Lunchtime Concert Cambridge University Percussion Ensemble 1.10pm p.21 Sat 7 May Paul Daniel conducts CU Chamber Orchestra 8.00pm p.17 Thu 12 May Godzilla Eats Las Vegas CUMS Concert Orchestra & CU Wind Orchestra 8.00pm p.17 Sat 11 Jun May Week Concert CUMS Chorus and Symphony Orchestra 7.30pm p.18 For more information about CUMS, our concerts, booking tickets, receiving our e-newsletters or getting involved, please visit our website, www.cums.org.uk, or email Chloe Davidson at [email protected]. Our website is always up-to-date with the latest Society news, events and contact information for the individual Society ensembles. www.cums.org.uk | SEASON 2015-16 27 Cover photos © Tom Porteous Principal Guest Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington CBE Principal Conductor, CUMS Chorus: Stephen Cleobury CBE Principal Guest Conductor, Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra: Peter Stark Directors, Cambridge University Chamber Choir: Martin Ennis, David Lowe Chairman of the Trustees: Stuart Laing Cambridge University Musical Society West Road Concert Hall 11 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DP www.cums.org.uk find us on Facebook & Twitter @camunimussoc